Upcoming Hard Copies

So, I’m sure many of you have been wondering what would be happening on the hard-copy front of things ever since we listed the new set of hard-copies we’d have in stock for AX2011, announced our new partnership with J-list, and then fell silent on the matter. Well, that’s exactly what I’m going to talk about today.

You all may have wondered if something was up when J-list asked what hard copies people wanted to see on twitter, and if you guessed that we were talking future titles to release, you’d be right! We’re currently hard at work drawing up the designs for them, but we’ll be waiting until they’re finished before we announce which games are getting a hard-copy release. (Hopefully we can announce them soon–in time for Christmas, mayhaps?)

What we will say for now, is that there are currently a total of 4 titles on the schedule, though one won’t be ready until 2012 for certain. (Why? It’s a surprise!) Of the other 3, only one is a nukige we’ve released or will be releasing this year. As for the others? You’ll just have to wait and see! Once we’ve announced which titles they are, you’ll be able to pre-order them from the usual sources.

Though, before you get your hopes up: No, Shuffle is not one of the four. No, Kara no Shoujo is not either. For various reasons, we are unfortunately not able to print hard copies of these two games at this time.

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Lemme guess, J-list doesn’t want to do a voice-less game even though everyone and their mother knows how to google for the voice patch (somewhat understandable), and Shuffle isn’t going hard copy because Navel is a dick who still think they’re awesome enough to demand more money before putting out…

I don’t think that would work well with the “official voice patch arrives after 2000 sales” plan. Not impossible, just awkward. Maybe in another three years, at the current rate, when voices are released.

You do realize, that even if we do use the original designs as a base, all the text has to be translated, entered, and then the design adjusted due to the differences in how much space said text takes up?

Ya know, it’s infinitely easier to sit on your ass and talk shit about stuff you can’t even begin to comprehend…Maybe after you’ve spent more than half a day in the real world, then you can come back and we’ll have a decent conversation on why you’re dumb as balls.

I hope the new hard-copy games aren’t all nukiges. I would have really liked to double dip Kara no Shoujo even if it’s voiceless, and two of my friends asked me if there was a dvd copy some time ago… It’s really sad that such a great game is only available as a digital purchase.

Then again, it’s good to see Mangagamer improving its hard copy lineup.